CHRYSLER CORP. v. TEXAS MOTOR VEHICLE COM'N

No. 84-1651.

755 F.2d 1192 (1985)

CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., II. Clyde Farrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Consumer Protection Div., Mary Keller, Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

David Crump, Houston, Tex., for amicus — The Legal Foundation of America.

Thompson & Knight, Schuyler B. Marshall, IV, Stephen F. Fink, Dallas, Tex., David M. Kendall, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Chilton Davis Varner, Griffin B. Bell, Atlanta, Ga., for amici — Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. and Auto. Importers of America.

Before THORNBERRY, REAVLEY, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 24, 1985.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

We review for constitutional sufficiency Texas' effort to encourage extrajudicial resolution of warranty-related disputes between the purchasers of new vehicles and automobile manufacturers. Chrysler Corporation persuaded the district court that Texas' "lemon law," which grants automobile purchasers certain additional administrative remedies against manufacturers...

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